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IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting war-linked energy crisis SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 14, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2026 growth projection for the South African economy to only 1% from a January projection of 1.4%, as it warned that the outbreak of war in the Middle East threatened to throw the global economy off course and exact a high economic toll on many oil-importing countries. The IMF has also reduced the growth outlook for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3% from 4.6%. Read more
Diesel fuel costs, weaker rand to place pressure on inflation, export-competitiveness SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 14, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Financial brokerage and asset management firm EBC Financial Group (EBC) warns that the R3-a-litre levy cut will provide relief only for a month, while Brent-linked diesel costs and a weaker South African rand will continue to put pressure on inflation and South Africa’s export competitiveness. Official price calculations show why the levy cut is not designed to be a permanent offset when global inputs move quickly, the firm says. Read more
Emira makes offer for a further 14.73% of Octodec’s shares SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 14, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Emira Property Fund has made a voluntary offer to shareholders of fellow listed Reit Octodec Investments to increase its shareholding in Octodec to 34.9%. The company has successfully acquired of 20.17% of Octodec’s ordinary shares through a series of off-market transactions. Read more
Multi-country hydrogen-based iron-ore-to-green-steel breakthrough in Namibia SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 14, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating A green hydrogen breakthrough in Namibia is opening the way for decarbonised steel using iron-ore of considerably lower grade. In an electrically powered hydrogen rotary kiln, 80 t of Australian iron-ore has been converted in climate‑neutral fashion into direct‑reduced iron (DRI) using ore with an iron content of around 56%, which is well below the typical 70% – and without the usual energy-intensive pelletising. Read more
DFSK SA launches LPG conversion option in response to surging petrol, diesel prices SuperUser Account / Tuesday, April 14, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating DFSK South Africa (SA) has launched a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) conversion option across its petrol-vehicle range. The price for a conversion is R33 350, VAT included. Read more